Heather is "a homemaker, housewife and mother finding joy and happiness in the everyday." Her crochet work is beautiful - you will want her afghans. And she has even designed some free patterns for you. I hope you enjoy her blog as much as I do. :)

Sunday, May 29, 2011

I bought this oversized mug from the thrift store for .90 cents along with a large candle for .60 cents. The candle had nicks and dings in it - not very pretty. So I placed the candle in the mug and then placed the mug in a large pot with some water. I also put a toothpick under 1 side of the mug so it wouldn't bounce around. I turned the burner on #4 setting (on my stove #6 setting is medium, so a little before medium) and waited for the candle to melt. When it was almost done melting, I took the mug out of the water and let it set up a little. The wick is still in the little clump not melted - I moved that to the middle. I then took one of my spoons and whipped up the wax to make a choppy surface. Ta dah - a 'new' candle. :)

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Here's another 'ripples and shells' baby blankie. This one was crocheted with RHSS 'melonberry' and a J hook. The measurements are 26" x 34".

I am re-working the pattern for this - it just doesn't want to lay right. Which is strange because I didn't have this problem with the first one I crocheted. I've started another one last night - hopefully I'll get it right this time.

Also in this picture is my little patio garden for this summer. Cucumber plants in the green and white planters on the left, and a tomato plant in the white planter on the right. I know I've started a little late but that's ok - it'll work. :)

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Stupid blogger. I've been trying to leave comments on some blogs, but blogger keeps asking me to sign in - over and over and over and over. Grrrrrr. Whatever is going on - I hope they straighten it out soon.

- this is me sitting on the porch of our trailer at the campground a couple of summers ago - this is my crocheting corner:

This is our trailer:

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While waiting for J's bus yesterday I witnessed a car accident. A lady (who was obviously not paying attention) ran into the back of another lady who was waiting to make a turn onto the side street where I was. What a horrendous crash. Both cars (in my opinion) were totalled. The amazing thing is that neither lady was hurt - just shook up.

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My husband and I bought a KitchenAid Classic mixer - cool machine.

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Within the next 3 weeks, I will be losing my job. They want me to start making phone calls again and with me watching the grandkids I won't be able to do that. But it's ok - when school starts back up after the summer I'll find another job. :)

Thursday, May 19, 2011

I finished this little blankie last night. I crocheted it with all RHSS yarns and a 'J' hook. It measures 25" x 33 1/2".

I used my 'Ripples and Shells' pattern and I think I've found a problem with it. I believe I need to add a ch-1 between the ripples and the shells. It kind of pulls a little. I started another blankie last night and I will be adding the ch-1 to see if it's better. I'll let ya'll know and change the pattern later. :)

Friday, May 13, 2011

I recently won a giveaway from the lovely Lia - her blog is called 'Lia's handwerkblog'. She sent a little doily that I will use in my dining room, and I also received a pink beaded crocheted necklace (that I will wear to work) and a ball of blue thread. I don't know what project I will use the thread for but I'm sure I'll find something. Lia must know that my favorite colors are pink and blue. :)

My giveaway prizes came all the way from Italy - just like my maternal Great-Grandma - she's from Palermo, Sicily. :)

Monday, May 9, 2011

This is baby blankie' #11. I followed dottie angel's directions to crochet this 'ordinarily extraordinary' blankie. All yarns used are from my stash - nothing new purchased. The border is just 1 round of sc followed by 2 rounds of sc, ch 3. :)

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Saturday, May 7, 2011

I crafted these little gems today. They measure about 3/4" - I bought the clear gems at the Dollar Tree.

Like the larger gems - I printed out pictures of my projects from my blog to use. You can see some african flowers, a scrappy round ripple and a large scrappy granny. My favorites are the ones that look like Easter eggs - the picture I used for those is my blog header. :)

Friday, May 6, 2011

Esther fromHappy in Red posted a pretty flower pattern on her blog last night - her very 1st pattern - and I just thought that it was the cutest. I crocheted one and took it to work today to use as a coaster.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

When I saw 'this post' this morning, it reminded me of a favorite craft I used to do around about 4 or 5 years ago. I used to sell sets of these glass gems on Ebay along with my crochet hooks, but of course, it didn't go too well.

I printed out pictures of my crochet projects that I have posted on my blog and crafted these glass gems. These gems are the larger ones - they measure around 1" to 1 1/4" and I bought them at the Dollar Tree. The rectangle gem is a microscope slide. Now all I have to do is get some heavy duty magnets. I'm thinking I might take a few to work to attach to my file cabinets.

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each dc around. Join with a sl st to back loop of 1st dc. (24 dc)

Rnd 3: Working this rnd in back loops only, ch 3, 2 dc in same back loop as joining, skip next 2 dc, ch 1. *3 dc in next back loop, ch 1, skip next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

...Fruit of the Loom yarn? I've been crocheting for around 29 years and I've never heard of it. On my last trip to the thrift store I bought a few small bags of yarn and this skein was included in one of the bags. It's a 4 ounce skein of 100% acrylic. There is a price tag on it and the price is $1.36 - the store name is Dart. The feel is like Red Heart - I'm hoping that it will soften in the dryer (like Red Heart does) after I crochet a couple of squares with it. :)